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Wilkins: The Age of Leverage

Good afternoon. Let me thank the UBC Vancouver School of Economics and the Vancouver CFA Society for the invitation. Vancouver is truly a global city. More than 70 countries have consular services here to support foreign-based firms doing business in the region. International students flock to the universities here. And, people from all over the world have decided to invest in housing in the region. What’s happening in the global arena has got to be top of mind for people in this room: the trade war between the United States and China, growing geopolitical unrest in many quarters. These issues are top of mind for us at ... (full story)